Lucas: Pittsburgh Rapid Reactions

By Adam Lucas

1. A bad second half doomed Carolina on the road, as Pitt beat the Tar Heels, 76-64. The Tar Heels have now lost four of the last five against Pitt.

2. Pretty simple second half equation: Carolina couldn't stop Jamarius Burton, and the Tar Heels struggled from the field. Carolina shot just 9-27 from the field in the final 20 minutes and 1-for-9 from the three-point line (that one was a desperation banked-in three by Caleb Love). Meanwhile, Burton scored a career-high 31 points and did it against a variety of Carolina defenders, including Caleb Love, D'Marco Dunn and even Leaky Black.

3. Some of the second half offensive struggles were due to Pitt shutting off what had been an…